Visa (V) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 1.50% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Visa 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Visa's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 1.50%.

V's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
85.86% of 304 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: -2.3 vs V: 1.50

Competitive Comparison of Visa's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Visa's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Visa's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Visa's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Visa's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Visa 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Visa (NYSE:V) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Visa Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

VISA:Poland V:Peru V:Mexico 1V:Italy 3V64d:UK 0QZ0:UK 3V6:Germany 3V64:Germany 3V64:Germany 3V64:Germany 3V64:Germany V:Chile VISA:Canada VISA34:Brazil VISA:Austria V:Argentina

Address

P.O. Box 8999, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94128-8999

Website

https://www.usa.visa.com

Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2023, it processed almost $15 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.

Executives

Paul D Fabara	officer: CHIEF RISK OFFICER	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Julie B Rottenberg	officer: GENERAL COUNSEL	C/O VISA INC, POB 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Ryan Mcinerney	officer: PRESIDENT	C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Peter M Andreski	officer: GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO	C/O VISA INC., POB 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Tullier Kelly Mahon	officer: V.CHAIR, CHF PPL & ADM OFF	C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Rajat Taneja	officer: PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY	C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, LEGAL DEPT., REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Lloyd Carney	director	C/O MICROMUSE INC, 139 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Kelly Alfred F Jr	director, officer: CHAIRMAN & CEO	AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Chris Suh	officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	C/O CARDLYTICS, INC., 675 PONCE DE LEON AVE. NE, STE 6000, ATLANTA GA 30308
Vasant M Prabhu	officer: VICE CHAIR, CFO	C/O SAFEWAY INC, 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Pam Murphy	director	1201 S. 2ND STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Kermit R Crawford	director	200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Teri List	director	2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Robert W Matschullat	director	C/O THE CLOROX COMPANY, 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
James H Hoffmeister	officer: GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO	C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128